slide

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English sliden, from Old English slīdan (“to slide”), from Proto-West Germanic *slīdan, from Proto-Germanic *slīdaną (“to slide, glide”), from Proto-Indo-European *sléydʰ-e-ti, from *sleydʰ- (“slippery”). Cognate with Old High German slītan (“to slide”) (whence German schlittern), Middle Low German slīden (“to slide”), Middle Dutch slīden (“to slide”) (whence Dutch slijderen, frequentative of now obsolete slijden), Vedic Sanskrit स्रेधति (srédhati, “to err, blunder”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslaɪ̯d/, [ˈslaɪ̯d] Rhymes: -aɪd Hyphenation: slide === Verb === slide (third-person singular simple present slides, present participle sliding, simple past slid, past participle slid or slidden) (ergative) To (cause to) move in continuous contact with a surface. (intransitive) To move on a low-friction surface. (intransitive, baseball) To drop down and skid into a base. (intransitive) To lose one’s balance on a slippery surface. Synonym: slip (transitive) To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip. (transitive) To subtly direct a facial expression at (someone). (intransitive, obsolete) To pass inadvertently. (intransitive) To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently onward without friction or hindrance. (intransitive, finance) To decrease in amount or value. Synonym: slip (music) To smoothly pass from one note to another by bending the pitch upwards or downwards. (regional) To ride down snowy hills upon a toboggan or similar object for recreation. Synonyms: toboggan, sled (intransitive, slang) To go; to move from one place or to another. (soccer) To kick so that the ball slides along the ground with little or no turning. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Japanese: スライド (suraido) ==== Translations ==== === Noun === slide (plural slides) An item of play equipment that children can climb up and then slide down again. Synonyms: slippery dip, slippery slide A surface of ice, snow, butter, etc. on which someone can slide for amusement or as a practical joke. The falling of large amounts of rubble, earth and stones down the slope of a hill or mountain; avalanche. An inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity, especially one constructed on a mountainside for conveying logs by sliding them down. A mechanism, or portion of one, consisting of a part which slides on or against a guide. The act of sliding; smooth, even passage or progress. A lever that can be moved in two directions. Synonym of slider (“movable part of a zip fastener that opens or closes the row of teeth”). A valve that works by sliding, such as in a trombone. (photography) A transparent plate bearing an image to be projected to a screen. (by extension, computing) A page of a computer presentation package such as PowerPoint. (sciences) In full microscope slide: a flat, usually rectangular piece of glass or similar material on which a prepared sample may be viewed through a microscope. (baseball) The act of dropping down and skidding into a base (music, guitar) A hand-held device made of smooth, hard material, used in the practice of slide guitar. (traditional Irish music and dance) A lively dance from County Kerry, in 12/8 time. (geology) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line of fissure. (music) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note either above or below. (phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into another sound. A clasp or brooch for a belt, etc. (Australia, informal) Removable rank insignia worn on epaulettes of army uniform. A pocket in one's pants (trousers). (footwear) A sandal that is backless and open-toed. (speech therapy) A voluntary stutter used as a technique to control stuttering in one's speech. (vulgar slang) A promiscuous woman, slut. ==== Synonyms ==== (item of play equipment): slippery dip (inclined plane on which heavy bodies slide by the force of gravity): chute (mechanism of a part which slides on or against a guide): runner (open-toe backless sandal): slider ==== Hyponyms ==== helter-skelter ==== Derived terms ==== (transparent plate bearing an image): slide projector, slide viewer ==== Descendants ==== → Czech: slajd → Japanese: スライド (suraido) → Persian: اسلاید (eslâyd) → Polish: slajd → Portuguese: slide ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Diels, delis, Sidle, isled, sidle, leids, sleid, Seidl, siled, idles, Lides == Danish == === Etymology 1 === From Old Danish slitæ, from Old Norse slíta, from Proto-Germanic *slītaną. Cognate with Swedish slita, English slit, German schleißen, Dutch slijten. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈsliːðə] ==== Verb ==== slide (imperative slid, infinitive at slide, present tense slider, past tense sled, perfect tense slidt) labour; work hard chafe ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Unadapted borrowing from English slide. ==== Noun ==== slide c (singular definite sliden, not used in plural form) (photography) a slide ===== Declension ===== === References === “slide” in Den Danske Ordbog “slide” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Finnish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English slide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈslɑi̯d(i)/, [ˈs̠lɑ̝i̯d(i)] Rhymes: -ɑid(i) === Noun === slide alternative form of slaidi == Middle English == === Verb === slide alternative form of sliden == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === Borrowed from English slide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slɑɪ̯d/ === Noun === slide m (definite singular sliden, indefinite plural slides, definite plural slidesene) (photography) a slide, diapositive a slide (frame in a slideshow) === References === “slide” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “slide” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === Borrowed from English slide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /slɑɪ̯d/ === Noun === slide m (plural sliden) (photography) a slide, diapositive a slide (frame in a slideshow) === References === “slide” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. “slide”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016 == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsliː.de/ Rhymes: -iː.de IPA(key): /ˈsli.de/ Rhymes: -i.de === Verb === slīde inflection of slīdan: first-person singular present indicative singular present subjunctive === Verb === slide inflection of slīdan: second-person singular preterite indicative singular preterite subjunctive == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English slide. === Pronunciation === === Noun === slide m (plural slides) slide (transparent image for projecting) Synonyms: transparência, diapositivo slide (a frame in a slideshow) (music) slide (device for playing slide guitar) (music) slide (guitar technique where the player moves finger up or down the fretboard) === Further reading === “slide”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “slide”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026